SUBMISSION
1. Deadline 18th of March 2026
2. Submission must be done via filmfreeway.com
3. Super-earlybird deadline 1st of January: 10 Euro/film
4. Earlybird deadline 1st of February: 12 Euro/film
5. Regular deadline 1st of March: 15 Euro/film
6. Late deadline 18th of March: 20 Euro/film
7. NO waivers or refunds
ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
1. All genres are welcome
2. Maximum length 25 minutes
3. Completed in 2025 or 2026
4. Work in progress is accepted (Final cut, but missing elements in post-production such as mix or grading is accepted).
5. Films can only be submitted once – no resubmissions from previous editions
6. Premiere not required
7. Online digital submission only. Films for pre-screening must be uploaded via FilmFreeway.
8. Low-quality copies are accepted for selection screening, but cinema screening formats must be high-quality – HD 720p or above
9. All films must have English subtitles also when the spoken language is English
10. No promotional films (e.g. educational, industrial, advertising, tourist films etc.)
11. Please be sure that you have all rights, concerning thirds parties, needed in order to participate at OFF
SELECTION
The organizers will appoint a selection committee that will be in charge of the final selection for the competition. The organizers may also authorize persons, whom they consider competent, to pre-select films for the selection committee or directly to the competition.
1. Final selection screenings in April 2026
2. Entrants will be notified of the selection results no later than the 6th of May 2026
IF YOUR FILM IS SELECTED
1. Upload of cinema screening format no later than June 2026
2. An e-mail specifying the technical requirements for cinema screening and a link for upload will be sent out. We accept ProRes 422, 422HQ and H264 file formats and 5.1 surround sound. Unfortunately we cannot screen DCP formats.
3. ALL films with dialogue must have hardcoded English subtitles. Also if the spoken language is English.
4. OFF is authorized to use a short excerpt (max. 2 minutes) of the film in a radio, TV or video programme presenting OFF - Odense International Film Festival
5. OFF is authorized to screen the film at OFFstream.dk, for a period of two weeks as a part of OFF26. OFFStream will be geo-blocked and limited to streaming in Denmark and all films will be password protected behind a payment wall.
6. Selected films may be considered for any award at OFF
7. All film and music rights and clearances must have been obtained by the filmmakers (in accordance with copyright laws)
8. You cannot withdraw your film from OFF after selection by the OFF-selection committee
9. OFF is authorized to screen winning films from OFF26 as part of a Best of OFF26-tour in selected cities in Denmark
10. Selected Danish films will be screened on FilmFreeway before the festival by the Danish Film Academy as selection of the nominated short films for the Robert prize (Short fiction/Animation)
FESTIVAL SCREENINGS
1. All screenings at OFF will be distributed directly from a central secure server to the various cinema platforms.
2. The Festival reserves the right to refuse or cancel the screening of any film if advised by authorized technicians that the film is not of sufficient quality to ensure satisfactory public screening.
3. OFF does not offer a screening fee for selected films
JURIES AND PRIZES
1. The organizers will nominate an international jury, a national jury, an animation jury, and a documentary jury all consisting of three members, as well as a youth jury
2. The juries will award prizes to films in the festival’s five competition programmes.
